Posted on 11/08/2013 10:19:14 AM PST by jazusamo
Machinists are expressing anger at the terms offered by Boeing to win the 777X work for Everett. Boeing said in a statement that the company is ready to "pursue other options" outside Washington.
In a dramatic end to a meeting with hundreds of disgruntled Machinists at the Seattle union headquarters Thursday night, District 751 President Tom Wroblewski tore up a copy of Boeing’s contract proposal and said he would try to have it withdrawn.
“I know this is a piece of crap,” Wroblewski said about the proposed new eight-year agreement that Boeing says will determine whether the forthcoming 777X jet is built in Everett.
“I will go to see if this can be withdrawn and not even put to a vote,” he said.
The local union leader spoke from the podium as the intense and raucous meeting came to an end and people filed out. He told members he’ll check whether the union’s bylaws allow the proposal to be pulled so there is no vote next Wednesday.
Boeing did not comment on the meeting except to say in a statement:
“All of our options are still on the table, including those within Boeing and interest we have received from outside. We chose to engage in Puget Sound first, but without full acceptance by the union and Legislature, we will be left with no choice but to open up the process competitively and pursue other options for locating the 777X work.”
Wroblewski was responding to a wave of strong negative feeling in the meeting in South Park, where members of the Local A unit of District 751 heard details of the proposed contract and voiced their opinions.
Some arrived for the meeting carrying large homemade “Vote No” signs, and the opinion of the majority came through loud and clear.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.com ...
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For the machinists information: Boeing has enough facilities around the country that it can use for manufacturing. Boeing really doesn’t need any facilities that are located, here, in Washington.
There’s always unemployement, if you don’t like hard work.
San Antonio would be an obvious site.
Possibly...Some union guys think Boeing is bluffing, I wouldn’t bet my job on it if I was them.
I think that eventually, Boeing will be leaving the Seattle area permanently. They have already moved the corporate offices to Chicago. They are putting more and more of their production lines outside of the state of Washington. And, Washington State and the Machinist's Union will have only themselves to blame.
Texas!
San Antonio would be a good choice.
Agreed, the hand writing is already on the wall.
According to the NLRA, that action is considered an unfair labor practice. Will the NLRB accept Boeing's complaint? De-certification anyone?
When pigs fly.
Our government has become our oppressor. Act accordingly.
5.56mm
Come on down to Mississippi.
The piece of crap is heading up the Machinists’ Union.
Of course a piece of crap is hunkered down in the White Hut (shamba to you Kenyans) for the duration.
As always, the union cuts off it nose to spite its face.
Well, why don't you just go out and start your own airplane company, Mr. Wroblewski? You can pay all your machinist employees $10,000/hr.
Load ‘em up and move ‘em out. And don’t hire the teamsters to do the loading and moving. Lowest bidder. Picket lines? Pedal to the metal! Oops. Durn guy jumped right in front of me. Couldn’t even stop quick enough.
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